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Adam's garden trial

ابتلاء آدم في الجنة

Trial · Event

Adam and his spouse's temptation, lapse, repentance, and descent to earth.

Overview

The Quran places responsibility on Adam and his spouse, records words of repentance, and joins descent with a promise of guidance.

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  • Adam's garden trialابتلاء آدم في الجنة
Adam's garden trial is connected to Adam (involved), Iblis (involved), Tawbah (associated with). The same connections are listed as text below.
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Quran references

Al-Baqarah 2:35

AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

وَقُلْنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

Translation · Saheeh International

Al-Baqarah 2:37

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فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

Translation · Saheeh International

Ta-Ha 20:121

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فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ

And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

Translation · Saheeh International

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People

Adam

آدم

involved

The first human, taught the names and appointed to dwell on earth after the garden trial.

Iblis

إبليس

involved

The jinn who refused the command to prostrate before Adam and became humanity's avowed tempter.

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Concepts

Tawbah

التوبة

associated with

Repentance — returning to Allah after wrongdoing.

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  • Adam's garden trialinvolvedAdamDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-Baqarah 2:35Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      وَقُلْنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

      “And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."”

      Open ayah 2:35 →
    • Quran Ta-Ha 20:121Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ

      “And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.”

      Open ayah 20:121 →
    Open Adam →
  • Adam's garden trialinvolvedIblisDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-A'raf 7:20Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِيُبْدِىَ لَهُمَا مَا وُۥرِىَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَٰتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَىٰكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلْخَٰلِدِينَ

      “But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."”

      Open ayah 7:20 →
    • Quran Ta-Ha 20:120Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍۢ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ

      “Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"”

      Open ayah 20:120 →
    Open Iblis →
  • Adam's garden trialassociated withTawbahDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src

    Evidence

    • Quran Al-Baqarah 2:37Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.

      فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

      “Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.”

      Open ayah 2:37 →
    Open Tawbah →